SM UC-3

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SM UC-3 was a German Type UC I minelayer submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy (Template:Langx) during World War I. The U-boat had been ordered by November 1914 and was launched on 28 May 1915. She was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on 1 June 1915 as UC-3.[Note 1] Mines laid by UC-3 in her 29 patrols were credited with sinking 22 ships and damaging 2 others. UC-3 was caught in a net, detected by hydrophone, and sunk on 23 April 1916 or mined and sunk on 27 May 1916.[4][5]

Design

A Type UC I submarine, UC-3 had a displacement of Script error: No such module "convert". when at the surface and Script error: No such module "convert". while submerged. She had a length overall of Script error: No such module "convert"., a beam of Script error: No such module "convert"., and a draught of Script error: No such module "convert".. The submarine was powered by one Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft six-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine producing Script error: No such module "convert"., an electric motor producing Script error: No such module "convert"., and one propeller shaft. She was capable of operating at a depth of Script error: No such module "convert"..Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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Fate

UC-3 was the first submarine to be detected and sunk using a hydrophone. UC-3Template:'s fate have different version: One is on 23 April 1916 she was detected using a hydrophone, trapped in a net, and then quickly sunk after a large explosion.[4] The ship that sank her was the anti-submarine trawler Cheerio, captained by Thomson.[6] Another is on 27 May 1916, she got mined and sunk.[5]

Summary of raiding history

Date Name Nationality Tonnage[Note 2] Fate[7]
5 July 1915 Peik File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,168 Sunk
14 July 1915 Vivid File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 150 Sunk
20 July 1915 HMY Rhiannon Template:Navy/core 137 Sunk
21 July 1915 HMT Briton Template:Navy/core 196 Sunk
12 September 1915 Ashmore File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,519 Sunk
14 October 1915 Salerno File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,071 Sunk
16 October 1915 Volscian File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 570 Damaged
17 October 1915 HMT Javelin Template:Navy/core 205 Sunk
25 October 1915 Selma File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 1,654 Sunk
6 November 1915 Alastair File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 366 Sunk
11 November 1915 Rhineland File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,501 Sunk
17 November 1915 Ulriken File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2,379 Sunk
29 November 1915 HMS Duchess of Hamilton Template:Navy/core 553 Sunk
10 December 1915 Nereus File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 742 Sunk
11 December 1915 Pinegrove File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,847 Sunk
18 December 1915 Nico File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 712 Sunk
21 December 1915 HMS Lady Ismay Template:Navy/core 495 Sunk
27 December 1915 Hadley File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,777 Sunk
14 January 1916 Breslau File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,339 Damaged
18 January 1916 Auvergne Template:Navy/core 523 Sunk
8 February 1916 Argo File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,720 Sunk
28 February 1916 Thornaby File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,782 Sunk
26 May 1916 Denewood File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1,221 Sunk
3 June 1916 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 5,874 Sunk

Notes

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  1. "SM" stands for Seiner Majestäts (Template:Langx) and combined with the "U" for Unterseeboot translates as "His Majesty's Submarine".
  2. Merchant ship tonnages are in gross register tons. Military vessels are listed by tons displacement.

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